WATCH: Mental health and youth community forum April 26, 2018

Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, speaks at the first Time to Talk community mental health forum at Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. "In some ways, I think we are at war here," Romanoff said of the country's high suicide rate. "It's just not a war we have declared, but it's a war we can win."

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After her own experience with mental health challenges, Kristen Torres, a graduate of Chaparral High School in Parker, is now a mental health advocate and stigma fighter. Torres shared her story at the first Time to Talk community forum on April 26 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. "We all have a mental health," she said.

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Kirstie June shared her experience of having an eating disorder at the first Time to Talk community forum on mental health at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, on April 26. "There is no snap of the finger," she said of recovering from a mental illness.

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Thursday, April 26, 2018 7:31 pm

Check out a Time to Talk community conversation about mental health and youth: Andrew Romanoff, CEO of Mental Health Colorado, talked about the importance of early intervention. Kristen Torres, a CSU sophomore and Douglas County graduate, and Kirstie June, a senior at Chaparral High School, shared their personal mental health struggles and how they've overcome them. You can watch video of the forum here.

Hosted by Colorado Community Media on April 26 at Lone Tree Library in partnership with Douglas County Libraries and the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative.

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